Physical Activity and Behavior: Training and Education Models for Sustainable Health and Performance

Dear Colleagues,

Sports, exercise, and physical activity permeate all aspects of today’s society. Having an active lifestyle is important for physical health (exercise is medicine), for mental health (exercise is wellness), for learning (exercise is education), for the economy (exercise is business) and for technological development (exercise is innovation). Physical inactivity has deleterious effects on population health and can lead to numerous diseases. Physical activity and an active lifestyle can counterbalance these effects, promoting both physical and mental wellbeing.

However, only noting that being physically active is good for health is not sufficient for a sustainable active lifestyle. It requires changes in physical activity behavior, whereby these changes require multi-layered parallel processes such as education, government policies, municipal initiatives, occupational initiatives and interventions. To this end, the purpose of this Special Issue is to publish original, high-quality articles, as well as narrative and systematic reviews with particular regard to physical education, occupational health and wellbeing interventions, as well as municipal and governmental initiatives and policies. Underlying physiological mechanisms in the fields of sport, exercise, and physical activity are also welcome.

Considering this, we look forward to receiving contributions related but not limited to the following topics: (i) experimental studies and interventions using physical education in various settings; (ii) observational analytical studies identifying the effects of practicing sport and exercise on psychophysical health, quality of life, and physical performance; (iii) systematic reviews and meta-analyses that may summarize the evidence about the effects of sport, exercise, and physical activity on health, mental health, and overall wellbeing.

This Special Issue welcomes new ideas and approaches that could change paradigms in our understanding of the benefits of physical education, practicing sport, exercise, and physical activity across the entire population, regardless of gender, age, country, income, or social background.

Dr. Filip Kukić
Dr. Jay Dawes
Prof. Dr. Nenad Koropanovski
Dr. Robin Orr
Guest Editors

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